đá

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See also: đà, đã, đả, and Appendix:Variations of "da"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *l-taːʔ (“rock”); cognate with Arem atæːˀ.

Schuessler (2007) claims that this Vietic word and Khmer ដា (daa) might be related to Chinese 石 (OC *dAk) (B-S) (SV: thạch). However, this is unlikely due to both

  • the mismatch between final *-k and *-ʔ (unless Chinese added "the familiar final -k" after foreign *-ʔ, resulting in *-ʔ-k > *-k; for an analogy, Chinese 汝 (OC *naʔ) > Chinese 若 (OC *nak))
  • and the fact the Khmer word is likely borrowed from Vietnamese or another Vietic language instead of inheriting from a common source.

Noun

(classifier tảng, hòn, viên, cục) đá • (𥒥, 坧)

  1. rock, stone
  2. (by extension) ice as used for consumption or refrigeration
  3. (slang) meth, methamphetamine
Usage notes
  • tảng is often used to refer to big rocks, viên to small stones, hòn to mid-sized or small stones/rocks. cục is the colloquial classifier, used for stones and rocks of all sizes, although usually on the smaller side.
  • the above "rule" is not always followed.
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Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *taʔ; cognate with Arem tʌːˀ.

Verb

đá • (打, 跢)

  1. to kick without using the sole
    Con ngựa đá con ngựa đá.
    The horse kicked the stonen horse.
    các đòn đá taekwondo ― taekwondo kicks
  2. (colloquial, slang) to dump (one's girlfriend, boyfriend, etc.); to abandon
  3. (Southern Vietnam) to fight each other
  4. (Southern Vietnam) to go; to come by
  5. (Southern Vietnam) to eat or drink
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Noun

(classifier cú, đòn) đá • (打, 跢)

  1. a kick made without using the sole
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